Nanotech Comes To Your Mouth

Thanks to the miniaturization of microprocessor chips we’re starting to see a whole new frontier of tiny wearable devices come to market. The latest example is a nano device that can be affixed to a person’s tooth, which is being developed by Tufts University’s Biomedical Engineering School.

The primary use of this tooth computer (my working title) is to monitor and track substances it comes in contact with – so what we eat and drink. Keeping an in-the-mouth log of what we consume could have significant medical benefits for things like glucose monitoring and tracking special diets. Then think of the use case extensions like drunk driving prevention. If your tooth computer knows you’ve been drinking it could signal and disable your connected car, potentially saving thousands of lives per year.

Obviously the technology still needs to be refined before it comes to market. I’m guessing we’d want to wear something a little less noticeable than a computer chip prominently displayed on one of our front choppers. But aesthetic challenges are easy to solve once you have an important tech breakthrough like this.

Since 2011, Gabe Tartaglia has been a Vice President of Sales for Pandora. Based in Chicago, Gabe manages the sales organization and revenue operations for Pandora’s National Sales Verticals.

Prior to that, Gabe ran Pandora’s 17-state sales region in the central third of the United States. Previously, Gabe spent almost two decades in broadcast radio, including positions as Station Manager and Director of Sales for CBS Radio on the East Coast and in Chicago.

Gabe holds undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Management Information Systems from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

His other professional interests include mentoring and guest instructor work at YearUp Chicago, and publishing his own daily media blog.